Transport Operations Manager

This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.

Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of food service businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Assistant Operations Manager to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.

Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.

Transport Operations Manager

Thetford

Responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of depot operations. Ensure effective routing, management of operational resources to ensure they remain legally compliant and in a good state of repair. Deliver a safe service in line with agreed customer expectations. Establish and maintain an engaged and skilled driving and operations team.

• HEALTH & SAFETY – Responsible for the safety culture in the driving team and the safe execution of all operations and driving activities at the depot. For example manual handling training and compliance. Ensure all incidents including near miss, hazards and accidents are responded to in line with company procedures. Undertake root cause analysis and implement preventative and improvement measures. Ensure drivers and operational employees are fully informed of safety requirements and enforce these.
  
  Ensure team members have the opportunity to raise concerns at any time and that these are addressed promptly.
• SAFETY PROCEDURES – Ensure all contractors have the appropriate permit-to-work paperwork in place.
• FLEET COMPLIANCE – Responsible for ensuring that the site remains fully compliant at all times and that safety and compliance is prioritised above round activity. This involves a wide range of activities including, ensuing daily checks are completed by drivers. Drivers undertake vehicle checks at the start of, and on return from, rounds to identify any defects or damage. Also ensure vehicles are cleaned to Olleco standard, ensuring protection of the brand and that any spill tanks are emptied daily.
  
  Ensure drivers report any damage or defects to a manager for investigation.
• MAINTENANCE – Ensure maintenance activity is scheduled and undertaken in a timely manner. Responsible for the roadworthiness of all vehicles. Ensure that no vehicle goes out with a known issue. This applies to other machinery such as FLT’s and processing equipment where appropriate. Raise all PO,s for work to be carried out match with invoices and send to purchase ledger before month end, inform GM if vehicle coasts are likely to go over budget
• LINE MANAGEMENT – Responsible for managing the team to maximise engagement and retention whilst delivering the business goals in a safe and compliant manner. Undertake all line management activity. Ensure that new employees undergo robust and documented training programmes. Liaise with HR to ensure that employee records are up to date and in order.
• COMPLIANCE – Responsible for depot compliance which includes activities such as – ensuring quarterly licence and working time…